Frédéric Darras (19 August 1966 – 27 October 2010) was a French

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defender who played over 200 matches in

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and had a spell playing in the English First Division.

Career

Born in Guînes, Darras began playing youth football with ES Guînes. At age 15, he was recruited by

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to the youth side of AJ Auxerre. He joined the club's professional team in 1987, and would make over 100 senior appearances for the club before leaving in 1992. Darras joined Ligue 1 rivals

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and SC Bastia. He was part of the Bastia squad that reached the

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. Darras signed with Swindon Town in August 1996. He made 55 senior appearances during his two seasons with the club. Darras returned to France in 1998 and finished his playing career with

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side

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Personal

Darras died after suffering a heart attack on 27 October 2010.

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